Avalanche Weather Guidance
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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FWUS45 KABQ 281205
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AVALANCHE WEATHER GUIDANCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 AM MST FRI FEB 28 2025
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS 8500 TO 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 25 25 35 35 65
TEMPERATURE 29 42 46 44 32 28 25 22 29 44 49 46 36 34 32 30
MAX/MIN TEMP 47 22 49 27
WIND CHILL 22 29 25 24 19
WIND DIR NW NE NE E S S SW W W SW SW SW S S S S
WIND (MPH) 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 6 11 10 10 12 11 14
WIND GUST (MPH) 16 24 24 31 28 28
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 30
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.1 7.4 8.1 8.1 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.9 7.2 8.1 8.6 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 8
DATE SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER SC SC FW SC SC BK BK BK BK SC FW FW FW SC SC SC BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 35 20 40 45 60 60 65 70 50 20 15 10 35 45 50 55 60
TEMPERATURE 34 38 30 27 38 37 27 20 28 31 23 17 34 37 27 24 38 38
MIN/MAX TEMP 39 26 40 18 32 16 39 23 40
WIND CHILL 22 28 21 17 28 26 14 5 14 19 14 9 25 28 18 14 29 28
WIND DIR W W SW W SW SW W W W W W SW W W W SW SW W
WIND (MPH) 21 21 11 11 21 25 16 18 23 19 8 6 12 16 9 9 16 19
WIND GUST (MPH) 40 39 31 31 40 44 41 47 55 44 20 19 27 36 24 25 35 43
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S R S
12 HOUR QPF 0.07 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.5 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.6 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 8.2 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.7 5.4 4.5 5.1 6.1 5.5 5.0 5.7 6.6 6.2 5.8 6.5 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 7 5 6 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
...WHEELER PEAK AND COLUMBINE HONDO WILDERNESS ABOVE 11000 FT...
DATE FRIDAY 02/28/25 SATURDAY 03/01/25
TIME (LT) 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05
5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A 8A 11A 2P 5P 8P 11P 2A 5A
CLOUD COVER CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 5 0 0 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 25 25 35 35 65
TEMPERATURE 26 36 39 37 27 24 22 20 26 37 41 39 31 30 29 27
MAX/MIN TEMP 40 20 42 24
WIND CHILL 17 28 33 30 17 13 12 10 17 30 34 30 20 17 16 13
WIND DIR N NE NE E SE S W W W W SW SW SW S S SW
WIND (MPH) 10 10 9 10 10 11 10 9 9 10 13 14 16 20 20 20
WIND GUST (MPH) 28 35 35 32
PRECIP PROB (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40
PRECIP TYPE S S S
6 HOUR QPF 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
6 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
12 HOUR SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 6.2 7.4 8.1 8.0 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.2 8.2 8.6 8.9 8.5 8.5 8.6 7.9
SNOW RATIO (:1) 10 8 8 9 9 10 10 9 9 7 7 4 4 6 6 9
DATE SUN 03/02/25 MON 03/03/25 TUE 03/04/25 WED 03/05/25 THU 03/06/25
TIME (LT) 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P 11P 5A 11A 5P
CLOUD COVER BK SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK FW FW FW SC SC BK BK BK
CLOUD COVER (%) 50 40 25 45 45 60 60 65 70 55 25 15 15 35 50 55 55 60
TEMPERATURE 26 31 25 23 31 31 22 17 21 24 18 14 26 30 22 20 30 31
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 23 33 15 25 13 31 20 32
WIND CHILL 11 17 12 9 17 15 5 -2 3 7 4 -1 13 17 9 6 18 17
WIND DIR W W W W W SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W W
WIND (MPH) 25 25 18 18 25 31 24 26 27 26 13 13 17 23 16 16 20 25
WIND GUST (MPH) 41 39 32 32 40 47 41 47 49 43 28 36 28 31 35 41
PRECIP PROB (%) 20 0 0 5 10 20 20 30 30 5 0 0 0 0 10 20 20 20
PRECIP TYPE S S S S S S S S
12 HOUR QPF 0.08 0.00
12 HOUR SNOW 0.8 0.0
LOW END SNOW 0.0 0.0
HIGH END SNOW 0.9 0.0
SNOW LEVEL (KFT) 7.3 8.2 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.7 5.4 4.5 5.1 6.1 5.5 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.2 5.8 6.5 7.0
SNOW RATIO (:1) 9 6 7 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM
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--- PRECIP TYPE CODES ---
CODE TYPE
T THUNDERSTORMS
R RAIN
S SNOW
I SLEET
Z FREEZING RAIN